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language remembered, that prior to that the middle of Now, be itin any Theological School until date, no hint the Nineteenth century, belief it approval, and that of any approach to suchto give can be found in any is without a friend, even to mention down…. Surely, a Christian literature from Polycarp its name amongst the orthodox teachers of exponent or advocate doctrine that finds nothe heretical sects of in the Christendom—such a fatherless and motherless whole history and literature of Christendom, for doctrine, when it years after the founding of the eighteen hundredrises to the front, demanding universal acceptance, ought never taught by a Church—a doctrine that was to undergo careful. Father scrutiny before Church in the past—that has part or Doctor of theit is admitted and tabulated asno of “the faith once for all delivered unto of saints. ” standard Commentator or Professor thethe Greek Robert Cameron, Scriptural Truth About The Lord’s Return

9 Wherefore also He speaketh eighth beginning of 5 And 3 Of the Sabbath everything shall come to an end. the thousand years, we keep the in the day for rejoicing, He rested on the seventh day. this the meaneth; having in the which also Jesus the from of dead, and in six creation; And God maderose works. He His handswhen His Son shall ended on the seventh heavens. rested on been and He come, and shall abolish the time days, manifested ascended into the day, and of the Lawless One, and shall judge the ungodly, and shall it, and He hallowed it. 4 Give heed, children, what this change the sun and the moon and meaneth then shall meaneth; He ended in six days. He the stars, this, that in he thousand years the Lord shall Yea and furthermore six truly rest on the seventh day. 6 bring all things to an He saith; Thou shalt hallow it with pure hands and with end; for the day with Him signifyeth a thousand years; a pure heart. If therefore a man is able now to hallow and this He himself beareth me witness, saying; the day of hallowed, though he thousand Behold, which God the Lord shall be as abe pure in heart, Therefore, children, astray. years. we have gone utterlyin six days, that is in six Epistle of Barnabas (ca. AD 100) 15: 3 -6, 9

"Go, therefore, and tell the elect of the Lord His mighty deeds, and say to them that this beast is a type of the great tribulation that is coming. If then ye prepare yourselves, and repent with all your heart, and turn to the Lord, it will be possible for you to escape it, if your heart be pure and spotless, and ye spend the rest of the days of your life in serving the Lord blamelessly. Cast your cares upon the Lord, and He will direct them. Trust the Lord, ye who doubt, for He is all-powerful, and can turn His anger away from you, and send scourges on the doubters. Woe to those who hear these words, and despise them: better were it for them not to have been born. " Shepherd of Hermas (ca. AD 100), Vision 4, Chapter 2

And therefore, when in the end the Church shall be suddenly caught up from this, it is said, "There shall be tribulation such as has not been since the beginning, neither shall be. " Irenaeus, Against Heresies (ca. AD 175), book 5, chapter 29

Rev. 3 ~ 10 "Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. " • Dwell ~ katoikeō • 11 xs in New Testament Purpose Of The Tribulation

Mal. 4 ~ 5 "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. 6 And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse. " Purpose Of The Tribulation

Statements associated with the Tribulation: • Wrath (11) • Judgment (4) • Darkness (3) • Indignation (2) • Punishment • Hour of Trial • Hour of Trouble • Destruction Distinction between the Church and Israel

Distinction between the Rapture and 2 nd Coming

1) 1 Thess. 5 ~ 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. • Them ~ not us…they, not we 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

2) Imminent Return • Matt. 24 ~ 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

3) Prepare for Christ's appearing, not Antichrist's • Titus 2 ~ 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

4) Lot (Gen. 19) • He and his family were "snatched away" before the judgment 5) Rahab was saved by faith from the judgment upon Jericho 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

6) Is. 57 ~ 1 The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil. 7) Daniel's "absence" in Daniel 3 • Three Hebrews = Jews during Tribulation • The "absent" Daniel = The Raptured Church 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be 8) Dan. 9 ~ 24 Seventy weeks are determined For your abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times. people and for your holy city, To finish the 26 And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut until the consummation, which is determined, Is transgression, To make an end of sins, To make poured out on the desolate. ” (Dan. 9: 24 -27) off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting who is to come Shall destroy the city and the righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till anoint the Most Holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, That from the going the end of the war desolations are determined. 27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one forth of the command To restore and build week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

69 weeks 1 st 7 weeks (49 years) 2 nd 62 weeks (424 years) 70 th week (7 years) Church Age Jerusalem rebuilt Artaxerxes' decree March 14, 445 BC Triumphal Entry April 6, AD 32 Daniel's 70 weeks Dan. 9: 24 -27 The Rapture of the Church 2 nd Coming

9) Col. 3 ~ 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead 10) 1 Thess. 4 ~ 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and in Christ will rise first. 17 will bring with Him those who rose again, even so God Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the always be with the Lord. coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend • Ps 17 ~ 15 As for me, I will see Your face in from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

11) 1 Thess. 5 ~ 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

12) 2 Thess. 2~ 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. • The Holy Spirit as He indwells the Church • Not human government or the law (human government is the problem) 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

13) Rev. 3 ~ 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. • Keep ~ tēreō – to attend to carefully, to guard • From ~ ek – out 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

14) Absence of the Church • Mentioned 19 xs in Rev. 1 -3; not once in 6 -18 • Church is a mystery (hidden) in the O. T. (Eph. 3, Col. 1) 15) Rev. 4 ~ 1 after these things – meta tauta • Always signifies major shift in Revelation • 2 xs in 4: 1 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

16) 24 elders in Revelation • Rev. 4: 10 – crowns, stephanos • Rev. 5: 9 -10 – song of redemption ("You have redeemed us…") • Elders ~ An angel can't be the husband of one wife • 24 courses of the priesthood (1 Chron. 24) 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

16) cp w/ Rev. 5 ~ 8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. • Performing a priestly act of intercession • The Church is a royal priesthood (1 Pet. 2: 9) 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib

17) 1 Cor. 12 ~ 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually • Union of Christ and the Church • If we are judged, Christ is judged 17 Reasons Why I'm Pre-Trib